Industrial Clusters

1. Drug and Cosmetic Industries

Such as analysis of diffusion mechanism of active ingredients or other ingredients of cosmetic or skincare products 

R&D service by this group is mainly for new products development.

6. Electronics Industry

Such as analysis of thin-film semiconductor for application in solar cell and transparent screen production, R&D of components for hard disk drive, especially for magnetic head and platter

2. Food and Agricultural Industries

Such as analysis of chemical structure in atomic or molecular scale like development of enzyme-resistant starch for consumers who need weight control, protein structure of various types of meat, study of effect of additive upon meat quality, and others

Research and development of modernized technology for quality increase and control of agricultural products such as development of Smart Farming System and application of real-time monitoring system is also possible under this group.

7. Micromachining Industry

Such as design and production of micro molding in microscale and nanoscale with high precision like moldings used in producing different tools including electronic component, computer micro-chip, micromachining, gear, and others 

3. Metal and Ceramic Industries

Such as analysis of microstructure, contaminant, and surface defect of materials, metal and ceramic corrosion, chemical segregation in a microscale, second crystalline phase on metal surface

These analyses are beneficial to improvement of material property for efficient industrial application.

8. Textile and Chemical Industries

Such as analysis of chemical composition arrangement like chemical substances applied for coating textile surface in nano scale, properties of nano fiber like silver-nano fiber with antipathogenic property, and others

4. Rubber and Polymer Industries

Such as analysis and study of chemical structure in both molecular and atomic scales of products made of natural and synthetic rubber to achieve desired properties like elasticity, impact resistance, and others 

Analysis of changing crystallized structure of tire under various pressure or temperature conditions is possible under this group.

9. Jewelry Industry

Such as analysis of atomic-scale structure of elements in jewelry for deep understanding in color-changing mechanism, and others

5. Automotive Industry

Such as uses of imaging techniques in analyzing chemical microstructures of metal and alloy metal in automotive industry, and others

10. Other Industries

In addition, SLRI provides other services for industries such as analysis of catalysts used in oil refinery and petroleum products, medical materials, thin-film materials for use in packaging industry, and others.